THE NEW YORKER Cotman, while farther on we have the curiously Surrealist fantasies of Samuel Palmer. It was Whistler, in a sense, who opened the door to modernism, with his application of flat Japanese tech- niques to Western subjects. To my mind, he is poorly represented in the ex- hibition. But Walter Sickert, another of the forerunners and an avowed disciple of Degas, is not, and there's a sizable group of his paintings (notably the big, colorful "The Raising of Lazarus") to remInd us of his peculiar power. Next to the Constables and Turners, the best section in the show is devoted to the contemporary moderns. Here again the display is limited to only a few artIsts- mainly Sutherland, Bacon, and the ubiquitous Nicholson-but the selection is large and varied enough in each case to constitute a small retrospective I thought the Sutherlands were particu- larly handsome, from his early and slightly Kandinskyesque "Sun Setting Between Hills" through the green "Thorn Trees" and the dark, imposing "Three Standing Forms in a Garden, II." Nicholson has a cool, graceful "Still-Life (Winter Landsc<.lpe )," among others, and the Bacons ( see "Dog" and "Portrait of Robert SaIns- bury") are all admirably chosen to re- veal his ability to show sheer space as somehow sinister. As I've said, there's a certain amount of stacking of the cards, and the result is to suggest a cur- rent of what might be called "proto- modernism" running through the whole collection, which is deceptive. But that makes, too, for a feeling of contempo- raneity, and so contributes greatly to the show's undeniable sparkle. -ROBERT M. COATES . As our young people flock back to schools throughout the state they should appreciate the fact they are privileged to attend the best schools in the nation. Their teachers are among the highest paid in the world and nowhere are the buildings as modern and attractive. That is because we have been growing so fast. In Long Beach it is because our older buildings were knocked down during the 1933 earthquake. These are all advantages California chil- dren enjoy to a greater extent than other states -Long Beach (Caltf.) independ- ent. Talk about your Lady Luck! e 1949 Ford Suburban. Body is battered but motor is in good condition Four good times. $89.-From an adv. tn the M errtck (L.I.) Ltfe. Never mind the memories, just describe the car (Advertisement) "' 165 >,ìáN . Budweiser. LAGER BEER , "; e MC CA1.1. CORP, *inspired by McCa1ls of course ; ... ... ..,ð 04- - (( h " * to mget. erness ø,e h!(.the pace, fõr O * During the postcoople :Clf . dec.odest pe . rh , apsno sport hos gcin d more ground in Americo tban ;skíing. And Sun Volley# wh-h pordonobre pride, is pleased over the port it has played in thh progress with su<:h featores as more (}ir ski lifb than anywhere else , . AmerícQ s làfgèSt ):ki S(hoo1 >< .. + the weJl-froined Ski Potrol . + + and the deveJopment of many of ..,$kiing s great (örrrþetitors: There's OOè way to know-and thafs to go so why not moke yOUl ptoos now? .,.'<0-- ,y " ."Æ1.,...N AV '< \..: /' ... ... ....^.-: "..c- "'*'t ^ v".,'/ '/ .. ., ;,. 4 ' f <,. . .. 'l< '.' .; ø V <0 , ,.N...' "<>> :;,,'$ "." '." "."..YÁ..... .,. V , V *' IDAI!() d d ea, M9r. Svn VaHey; Idoho or Union P-odfh: Railroad, Room 2282 Omaha 2 Nebr. or see your loco! travel cget1t. , < (\ ....<o...:v "X: "'" :- <-( 'WI( "" 000. .... " w. "^' æilf "'",. J' <>> ,. f:v j* ';.-:;: I 'v '"Jtt . ,: " "" !'".',: '. ; <, '" i UNION PACIFIC RAlLT" owø.etÍ aud. &y. 'P.ad/it- Rai1Mad